Company type | Music Association |
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Genre | Bluegrass |
Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | 311 W 2nd St, Owensboro, KY 42301 Owensboro, Kentucky , |
Website | https://www.bluegrasshall.org/ |
For a professional in the bluegrass music field, election to the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame is the highest honor the genre can bestow. An invitation can be extended to performers, songwriters, promoters, broadcasters, musicians, and executives in recognition of their contributions to the development of bluegrass music worldwide. The hall of fame honor was created in 1991 by the International Bluegrass Music Association and the inductees are honored annually at the International Bluegrass Music Awards ceremony. The Hall's first inductees were Bill Monroe, widely considered as the founder of the genre, and Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, two of bluegrass music's most pioneering and influential artists. Roy Acuff, the first living artist to join the Hall of Fame, was elected in 1962. The most recent inductees (class of 2023) are Sam Bush, Wilma Lee Cooper, and David Grisman. The Hall itself is maintained at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. The institution received its current name in 2007, and was known prior to this as the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor.
Each year a nominating committee creates a slate of 10-15 candidates. From these names, electors cast ballots to narrow the nominees to five finalists. There are over 200 electors who, themselves, must have participated actively in bluegrass for at least 10 years, and must merit respect and recognition for their accomplishments and/or knowledge in one or more aspects of the field. After the five finalists have been selected, the electors again vote to select the inductee(s) for that year. The name(s) of the newest Hall of Honor inductee(s) are made public immediately following the final stage of balloting and the formal induction takes place each year during the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show. The plaques are then displayed at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. [1]
Only people or performing groups are eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame. Companies, institutions, publications, radio stations, and other organizations – many of which significantly foster bluegrass music – are not eligible for Hall of Fame recognition. Deceased persons are not eligible for induction in the year following their passing. Eligible people and musical groups may include:
The International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inducts its members in one of three categories:
Candidates for the Hall of Fame are appraised by the Nominating Committee and Panel of Electors in accordance with the criteria below:
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Image | Inductee | Year | Birth date | Death date | Notes | Ref |
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John Hartford | 2010 | December 30, 1937 | June 4, 2001 | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, steamboat pilot | [2] | |
Louise Scruggs | 2010 | February 17, 1927 | February 2, 2006 | Talent manager, booking agent | [3] | |
Del McCoury | 2011 | February 1, 1939 | – | Singer, guitarist, bandleader | [4] | |
George Shuffler | 2011 | April 11, 1925 | April 7, 2014 | Guitarist | ||
Doyle Lawson | 2012 | April 20, 1944 | – | Singer, bandleader | [5] | |
Ralph Rinzler | 2012 | July 20, 1934 | July 2, 1994 | Mandolinist, founder of Smithsonian Folklife Festival | ||
Tony Rice | 2013 | June 8, 1951 | December 25, 2020 | Guitarist, songwriter | [6] | |
Paul Warren | 2013 | May 17, 1918 | January 12, 1978 | Fiddle player | ||
Neil Rosenberg | 2014 | March 21, 1939 | – | Author and music historian, banjo player | [7] | |
The Original Seldom Scene | 2014 | Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938) John Duffey (March 4, 1934) Ben Eldridge (August 15, 1938) Tom Gray (February 1, 1941) John Starling (March 26, 1940) | December 29, 2012 December 10, 1996 – – May 2, 2019 | Band | ||
Larry Sparks | 2015 | September 25, 1947 | – | Singer, guitarist | [8] | |
Bill Keith | 2015 | December 20, 1939 | October 23, 2015 | Banjo player | ||
The Rounder Founders | 2016 | Ken Irwin (May 23, 1944) Marian Leighton Levy (August 22, 1948) Bill Nowlin (February 14, 1945) | – | Music executives, founders of Rounder Records | [9] | |
Clarence White | 2016 | June 7, 1944 | July 15, 1973 | Singer, guitarist, member of The Kentucky Colonels and The Byrds | ||
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard | 2017 | Dickens (June 1, 1925) Gerrard (July 8, 1934) | April 22, 2011 – | Musical duo | [10] | |
Bobby Hicks | 2017 | July 21, 1933 | – | Musician | ||
Roland White | 2017 | April 23, 1938 | April 1, 2022 | Mandolinist | ||
Vassar Clements | 2018 | April 25, 1928 | August 16, 2005 | Fiddle player | [11] | |
Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall | 2018 | Tom. T Hall (May 25, 1936) Dixie Hall (May 26, 1934) | August 20, 2021 January 16, 2015 | Singer-songwriter and author Songwriter | ||
Mike Seeger | 2018 | August 15, 1933 | August 7, 2009 | Musician | ||
Allen Shelton | 2018 | July 2, 1936 | November 21, 2009 | Banjo player | ||
Ricky Skaggs | 2018 | July 18, 1954 | – | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, bandleader | ||
Jake Tullock | 2018 | July 23, 1922 | June 18, 1988 | Bass player | ||
Joe Val | 2018 | June 26, 1926 | June 11, 1985 | Musician and singer | ||
Paul Williams | 2018 | March 30, 1935 | – | Singer, musician | ||
Terry Woodward | 2018 | July 19, 1937 | – | Volunteer leader | ||
Mike Auldridge | 2019 | December 30, 1938 | December 29, 2012 | Dobro player | [12] | |
Bill Emerson | 2019 | January 22, 1938 | August 21, 2021 | Banjo player | ||
The Kentucky Colonels | 2019 | Roger Bush (September 16, 1940) Billy Ray Latham (January 12, 1938) LeRoy McNess (September 19, 1940) Clarence White (June 7, 1944) Eric White (July 9, 1942) Roland White (April 23, 1938) | – August 18, 2018 – July 5, 1973 June 7, 2012 April 1, 2022 | Band |
Image | Inductee | Year | Birth date | Death date | Notes | Ref |
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Earl "J. T." Gray | 2020 | March 7, 1946 | March 20, 2021 | Owner of the Station Inn | [13] | |
Johnson Mountain Boys | 2020 | Dudley Connell (February 18, 1956) Francis "Frannie" Davidson (September 29, 1958) Richard Underwood (July 14, 1956) Raymond "Tom" Adams Jr. (November 17, 1958) David McLaughlin (February 13, 1958) Edward "Eddie" Z'Mura (November 30, 1955) Eddie Stubbs (November 25, 1961) Gary Reid (October 2, 1956) Mark Prindle (January 24, 1956) Larry Robbins (April 25, 1945) Marshall Wilborn (March 12, 1952) Hugh "Earl" Yeager (November 2, 1953) | – | Band | ||
New Grass Revival | 2020 | Curtis Birch (January 24, 1945) Sam Bush (April 13, 1952) John Cowan (August 24, 1953) Béla Fleck (July 10, 1958) Pat Flynn (May 17, 1952) Courtney Johnson (December 20, 1939) Joseph "Butch" Robins (May 12, 1949) Ebo Walker (October 19, 1941) | – – – – – June 7, 1996 – – | Band | ||
Earl "J. T." Gray | 2020 | March 7, 1946 | March 20, 2021 | Owner of the Station Inn | ||
Alison Krauss | 2021 | July 23, 1971 | – | Singer, fiddle player | [14] | |
Lynn Morris | 2021 | October 8, 1948 | – | Musician | ||
The Stoneman Family | 2021 | Ernest "Pop" Stoneman (May 25, 1893) Hattie Stoneman (September 28, 1899) Patsy Stoneman (May 25, 1925) Calvin Stoneman (August 4, 1932) Donna Stoneman (February 7, 1934) Oscar Stoneman (March 8, 1937) Veronica "Roni" Stoneman (May 5, 1938) Van Stoneman (December 31, 1940) | June 14, 1968 July 22, 1976 July 23, 2015 March 4, 1973 – September 22, 2002 February 22, 2024 June 3, 1995 | Band | ||
Norman Blake | 2022 | March 10, 1938 | – | Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter | [15] | |
Paul "Moon" Mullins | 2022 | September 24, 1936 | August 3, 2001 | Fiddle player | ||
Peter Rowan | 2022 | July 4, 1942 | – | Singer-songwriter, musician | ||
Sam Bush | 2023 | April 13, 1952 | – | Mandolinist, singer-songwriter | [16] | |
Wilma Lee Cooper | 2023 | February 7, 1921 | September 13, 2011 | Singer, musician | ||
David Grisman | 2023 | March 23, 1945 | – | Mandolinist, producer, songwriter, owner of Acoustic Disc records | ||
To date, there have been six artists who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame more than once:
Name | First | Year | Second | Year | |
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John Duffey | The Country Gentlemen | 1996 | The Original Seldom Scene | 2014 | |
Tom Gray | |||||
Mike Auldridge | The Original Seldom Scene | 2014 | Solo career | 2019 | |
Clarence White | Solo career | 2016 | The Kentucky Colonels | 2019 | |
Roland White | Solo career | 2017 | |||
Sam Bush | New Grass Revival | 2020 | Solo career | 2023 | |
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